Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-16
MOLINE.

The city fathers meet in solemn con
clave this evening
Two hours work will finish the fuel
burner erected BY Martin Schillinger for
Dimock, Gould Il Co. 1t will be started
June 1
Robert Stolting has the Union hotel
paper d throughout, new. ice box in
the sample room, and everything in tip
top order.
Seven to three in favor of Moline was
how the game stood between the Zuma
Red Caps and the Moline Browns Satur>
day evening.
The hand craft exhibition of our pub
lie schools fell short $40 from expenses
Prof. Mack's report of this deficit was
audited aud ordered paid by the board of
education.
The famous Craig gate hinge is sold
by A W. Donahoo This hinge is what
farmers and all who want a gate needs
A sample gate can he seen at his feed
store. east side of Market square, Moline
The veteran mill owner, J $. Keator,
Esq is well pleased with his new mill.
Everything runs smoothly. and he SAYS
it costs him $45 less than il ever did
before to cut 100000 feet of lumber
The changes made last winter were a
great improvement to the mill.
Invitations have been received and
accepted by Graham Post. G A. R., the
Sons of Veterans and Co F. to attend
memorial services at the M Z church
on Sunday the 80. being the day before
decoration day. The officers of the day
for decoration purposes will be selected
next Friday evening.
The Moline Building association. owing
to the great dema3d for money because
OF the boom all over the country, can
not supply the needs of their applicants,
and to accommodate everyone if possible
have decided To issue $40 certificates
and pay per cent. per annum interest
| on same. Great trees from which little
scnrns grow"
The grounds around the soldiers moDu-
ment at Riverside cemetary has been
cleaned mp, the steps have been extended
to the foot of the slope, the speaker:
stand repaired and the walks filled M
with cinders by committee from Ora
ham post, ID. L. Swander. M. A. Gould
and VIM. Dusinberry.
The newly elected aldermen should re-
member that they were pledged to abolish
the poll tax, to give the municipal work
to actual citizens. abolish the tax or
teams and revise the peddlers license by
granting those peddling provisions Il
| right to do so. and to do all in their
power TO open our public library. GeH
tlcmen the sooner these matters are at
tended to the better for us all.
1t is the opinion of many citizens that
Moline is entitled to harbor, and AS the
government has this matter in hand a
committee of the following name
persons has been appointed by the Busi
ness association to wait upon Major Nc.
keuzie and state their desire: G. H.
Deere, c. F Grantz, Eugene Lewis and
Capt. W. C. Bennett,
Theodore Haas had to pay $50 and
costs on Saturday afternoon for selling d
glass of beer to young man named Axel
johnson, who it is claimed is under
twenty-one years old. Be that as it may
there should he some law to punish tht
participant in the crime, for it is evident
Mr. Haas could not sell without some one
buying. and the purchasing party was OF
should be held as an accomplce ut least
II not for obtaining by false pretense.
The mysterious affair reported by the
two girls, Nellie Wormly and Ada Peal
of seeing coffin in which Law heauti
ful girl, dressed in white with lace anr
blue silk trimmings and blue sash,
having gold chain around her necl
and ring on the forefinger of the lef
hand, has not yet lost any of its mystery
An ARGUS reporter saw the girls yester
day. nd has no doubt but that grave il
the thicket of evergreens on the bluff
s"ul h of the residence of Mr. Fish. was
reality, and the body described by then
seen in the black velvet covered coffin
no freak of the Imagination Mr.. Worm
ly, father of Nellie, proped the loos
dirt, with which the hole was fiji led uu
on hls going there about p. m Th
girls saw it about 4 80 p m on Friday
Further developments may be expected